American, Russian Will Fly Year-Long ISS Expedition In 2015

3:52 PM,
Oct. 6, 2012

An American astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut will embark on a year-long expedition to the International Space Station in 2015, paving the way to long missions to the moon, Mars, asteroids or other celestial destinations.

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Todd Halvorson
FLORIDA TODAY

CAPE CANAVERAL - An American astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut will embark on a year-long expedition to the International Space Station in 2015, paving the way to long missions to the moon, Mars, asteroids or other celestial destinations.

In what likely will be viewed historically as a bold move towards expanding human space exploration, the U.S., Russian, Europe, Japan and Canada approved the voyage on Friday.

"In order for us to eventually move beyond low Earth orbit, we need to better understand how humans adapt to long-term spaceflight," NASA ISS Program Manager Mike Suffredini said ...